Innovative nanocoating technology harnesses sunlight to degrade microplastics

Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts.…

Habitable zone planet finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars

A new astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State-led team of scientists provides the highest precision…

World’s biggest bee found alive

A giant bee, thought lost to science decades ago, has been re-discovered on an Indonesian island.

Teeny T. rex relative discovered in US

A newly discovered relative of T. rex stood just a metre or more tall at the…

LMC S154 is a symbiotic recurrent nova, study suggests

Astronomers have conducted observations of a symbiotic star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), known as…

New species of tiny tyrannosaur foreshadows rise of T. rex

A newly discovered, diminutive—by T. rex standards—relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new…

Potential Mercurian Analogues: Aubrite and Enstatite Chondrite Impact Melt Meteorites

Abstract: The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging Spacecraft) mission provided new data that…

Review of Habitable Softgoods Inflatable Design, Analysis, Testing, and Potential Space Applications

Abstract: Inflatable space structures have the potential to significantly reduce the required launch volume of large…

Squid could provide an eco-friendly alternative to plastics

The remarkable properties of a recently-discovered squid protein could revolutionize materials in a way that would…

Hypervelocity Impact Testing and MMOD Risk Reduction

Abstract: Purpose: (1) Provide data to develop, update, and/or verify ballistic limit equations used in the…